Slaughter is one of the most decorated athletes in program history. The Grain Valley, Missouri native was previously named to the 2025-26 Cheryl Miller Small Forward of the Year preseason and midseason watch list, the 2024-25 SEC Scholar Athlete of the Year and to the 2023-24 All-SEC Freshman team.
This year, the junior ranks 33rd in the country and fifth in the SEC at 18.9 points per game. Additionally, Slaughter has elevated her rebounding from 3.6 to 6.5 rebounds per game.
In Boys Highschool Basketball State Sectionals
in Class 1
Cairo Beat out Tuscumbia 83-54
In Class 2
Clopton beat out Schuyler County 47-44
Westran beat out New Franklin 48-46
In Class 3
Principia crushed Monroe City 77-18
Centralia fell to Dixon 52-50
In Class 4 District 8 BOYS action
Kirksville fell to Fulton 57-45
Hallsville beat out Wright City 65-33
In Class 5, District 5 boys action
Helias beat out Camdenton 79-41
Capital City beat out Lebanon 66-30
Father Tolton beat out Union 42-35
Jefferson City edged out Washington 56-53
in College Basketball
The Missouri Tigers fell to Oklahoma Sooners 80-64
The Sooners led for nearly the entire contest, avenging an earlier overtime loss to the Tigers in January
Oklahoma shot 62% from the field and 55% from three-point range
Mark Mitchell led the Tigers with 17 points on 6-for-6 shooting, while Anthony Robinson II added 14 points before fouling out.